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3rd Trimester
Birth Control.
What's everyone planning on doing after baby comes for birth control?
We want to wait about 2 years before we try again - and Im thinking of getting on the IUD.. but still unsure. I was on the shot before - and HATED it..
Thanks.
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Re: Birth Control.
Nothing
Infertility is handy that way.
If I did need BC, I would definitely go for an IUD. Most women I know who have them, love them.
GL!
I am a runner, knitter, scientist, DE-IVF veteran, and stage III colon cancer survivor.
I'm going with an IUD, I want to try the non-hormonal one, but heard it's less effective.
I just use the Fertility Awareness Method of checking my temp every morning, cervical fluid, and cervical position. I'm super super regular so this works for me. After having two m/c's I'm really not into medical intervention for prevention. And hopefully BFing will be one way for at least a few months.
Before I was on the patch and really liked it. My system is super sensitive so the pill made me sick every morning while the patch only made me sick the day after putting it on after being off it for a week.
LOL - I was thinking the same thing.
:giggles:
Make sure he goes to all the follow up appointments! My neighbor has a 2 year old from a failed snip!
this. we don't want to wait very long in between babes, so when Hayden is a year old in January 2011, we will probably stop trying to prevent a sibling.
A couple I know very well from church had the DH "snipped" after 3. Well he didn't go back and #4 came along... oops. I guess it still didn't take because not much later #5 arrived!!!
If i were to have another Lo i would not want to get pregnant for at least 3 years. I will be going on Norplant (sp?)
ETA: No more norplant, i just started thinking about this today ... the shot it is!!!
same here
Me: 37
DH: 36
Married: 08-25-07
DS: 11-20-09
Name change alert: Formerly Lisswastaken
Yes, you can get an IUD taken out at any time.
I think we're going to try FAM with condoms during fertile periods. I charted to get pg and my cycles were quite regular - hopefully they will go back to being regular.
We want one more kid. After that (if we do have a second) I think my H would consider a vasectomy.
I hate hormonal BC and my H isn't crazy about it either.
We are doing condoms until I'm done BFing. I would do the mini pill but my doctor told me that it isn't very effective unless you use condoms as well.
For those of you who are charting or plan to use BFing for a while, just be prepared. You might wind up PG again. You shouldn't just depend on your cycles being predictable before because having a baby can totally mess it up. Also, you should use something until AF returns because you can ovulate without her making her return. Take it from someone who got PG while BFing and having no PP period.
My sister had a baby this February. She was planning on using the IUD. Just a word of caution if you plan on getting it soon after delivery- the uterus is still very soft. When they went to insert my sisters, they ended up pushing it through the uterus and into her abs. This resulted in an emergency surgery for her.
I was charting with withdrawl for several years to avoid pregnancy before we decided to get pregnant and will continue with that until DH decides he is ready to get his big snip.
We'll be on the easieset birth control plan there is--the deployment BC. DH in Afghanistan, me in the States...simple as it gets.
I am considering the IUD, though, as we want to wait at least 2 years...and since this LO was a lovely little post-deployment gift, we need to be a little careful.
condoms and charting